By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Its TV ads imply that “After Earth” is an action thriller about a father and son who are both on the run in a future Earth that’s fraught with evolution-gone-mad perils, but don’t be misled. This is actually a classic coming-o [...]

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Any studio cocky enough to call a movie “Epic” without putting something extra special on the screen is just begging for “epic fail” comments from unimpressed critics. Although this beautifully animated offering from director [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In a summer of sequels, one that doesn’t include explosions, car chases or special effects is “Before Midnight,” which revisits the captivating relationship between Jesse and Celine, as played by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. The couple was firs [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jordana Brewster is calling from London where the night before she attended the glitzy world premiere of “Fast & Furious 6,” the latest installment of the long-running high-octane Universal Pictures franchise. The actioner, opening in time for the [...]

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Baz Luhrmann’s garish adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” managed to remain remarkably faithful to the classic novel’s words while altering its tone enough to turn that bitter morality tale into a flamboyantly ove [...]